Dead Meat

"It's not what you eat, it's who you eat!"

2004 1h 18m EN

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4.8

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★4.8TMDB · 42

ComedyActionHorrorScience Fiction

Synopsis

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A couple's vacation to Ireland transforms into a nightmare as a virus spreads from slaughtered animals to humans, causing the dead to rise and feast on the living.

“It's not what you eat, it's who you eat!”

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Cast

Marian Araujo
Helena
David Muyllaert
Desmond
Eoin Whelan
Cathal Cheunt
David Ryan
Martin
Amy Redmond
Francie
Kathryn Toolan
Lisa
Ned Dennehy
Road Zombie
Victoria Parks
Sleeping Zombie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Conor McMahon
Writers: Conor McMahon
Languages: English, Polish
Countries: Ireland

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1 / 8

RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 22 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Conor McMahon, shot by Andrew Leggett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Conor McMahon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Marian Araujo and David Muyllaert and Eoin Whelan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's not what you eat, it's who you eat!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Conor McMahon directs. Andrew Leggett behind the camera. Conor McMahon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Ireland. Dialogue in English, Polish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 22 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Polish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Conor McMahon, shot by Andrew Leggett. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Conor McMahon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Marian Araujo and David Muyllaert and Eoin Whelan carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It's not what you eat, it's who you eat!".
9IMDB entry: tt0369359 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 42 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.